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Belle Case La Follette Addressing Farmers

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a group of farmers during a tour on the Chautauqua circuit during which she frequent...
Print

Sterling Threshers Back Cover with IH Trademark

Date: 1915
Description: Tan-colored back cover of Sterling Threshers catalog with a green International Harvester trademark logo that reads: "Look For This Trade Mark On The Genui...
Photograph

Per-Ola Land Company

Date: 1915
Description: Men in hats and coats stand in exhibit booth for the Per-Ola Land Company.
Photograph

John J. Esch

Date: 1915
Description: U.S. Congressman of Wisconsin John J. Esch seated at his desk.
Photograph

Agricultural Extension Department Library

Date: 1915
Description: Women sitting in the library of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department.
Photograph

Agricultural Extension Lecture from Car

Date: 1915
Description: Professor Holden of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department expounds the benefits of alfalfa from the back seat of a car.
Document

Vilas Flying Certificate

Date: 1915
Description: Certificate issued to E.M. Griffith, the Wisconsin State Forester, so that Griffith could prove that he had flown at an altitude of 1600 feet in the "flyin...
Photograph

Belle Case La Follette Speaking Outdoors

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, the wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., wearing a black dress and hat and speaking outdoors at an unidentified location.
Map or Atlas

The Twin Ports, Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota

Date: 1915
Description: Bird's-eye view of Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota on opposite shore of Lake Superior.
Photograph

Milwaukee Journal Pathfinder Car

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of Robert Taylor's car, which he used for his work as the Milwaukee Journal's first photographer. A sign displayed across the spare tire r...
Print

State Fair Stamp

Date: 1915
Description: Color stamp used to advertise the Wisconsin State Fair. The illustration shows a crowd arriving at the fairgrounds, while a young girl in an ethnic costume...
Book or Pamphlet

Grow a Garden

Date: 1915
Description: Cover of a booklet produced by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to promote family gardens. Includes an image of a young woman st...
Postcard

View of Janesville, Wisconsin

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of Janesville from the School House. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View from School house, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Simmons Memorial Library

Date: 1915
Description: View up curving sidewalk towards the entrance of the library. Caption reads: "Simmons Memorial Library, Kenosha, Wis."
Photograph

William F. Vilas Library

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of the library in the William F. Vilas residence, at 12 East Gilman Street.
Postcard

Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1915
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Prison. Caption reads: "Aerial View, Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun, Wis."
Photograph

Panama-Pacific Exposition

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of crowd on Palm Avenue at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Fransisco, California, 1915. Several ornate buildings can be seen near the cr...
Photograph

Mineral Point Municipal Building

Date: 1915
Description: The Municipal Building, which holds the City Hall and Public Library.
Photograph

Elevated View of City — Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Date: 1915
Description: Advertisement reads: "Castle-Pierce Printing Company" and "Feb. 1915". Text on right reads: "The Heart of Oshkosh. This birds-eye view represents about one...
Photograph

McCormick Anvil Block

Date: 1915
Description: Large stone identified as the anvil block upon which Cyrus McCormick built the first reaper. The stone is likely on the grounds of International Harvester'...

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